2. My school Business Academy Miroslava Macková 4.B – A. skupina

3. The map of the school location Ružomberok

4. Conta ct : Business Academy School address: Scota Viatora 4, 034 01 Ružomberok Telephone: + 421 044 432 26 26 Website: http://oark.edupage.org E-mail: oark.mail@gmail.com

5. Business Academy is a secondary professional school specialises in teaching economic subjects, ITV, accounting and foreign languages. The study lasts for four years and is finished with a school leaving exam called Maturita.

6. HISTORY of BA Business Academy in Ružomberok was created in 1992 due to the region´s requirements. The school worked under the leadership of Secondary Technical School in Ružomberok for five years. In 1997 the school became independent.

7. Opportunities for study: There is a possibility to choose from folloving fields: Full-time study: 1. F ield of study 6317 6 business academy, 2. F ield of study 6355 6 services in tourism, (from 2011/2012) Higher education: (postsecondary) EEEEvening classes 1. F ield of study 6317 6 business academy, FFFFull-time study ield of study 6314 6 tourism.

8. Graduation Four-year study is finished with a school leaving exam called Maturita which consists of: External part: it is held in the Slovak language and foreign languages. Internal: this part consists of a practical and teorethical part of economic subjects.

9. SCHOOL WEBSITE You can learn lots of information about the school on this website: http://oark.edupage.org/

10. Classes and laboratories The school is equipped with the latest technologies and three interactive boards The school is equipped with the latest technologies and three interactive boards and informs parents of the pupils about grades, timetables and events by the means of electronic pupil´s book and e-mail communication. and informs parents of the pupils about grades, timetables and events by the means of electronic pupil´s book and e-mail communication.

11. KIC (cultural-information centre) TTTThe school has a cultural-information centre for students who can spend their free time or breaks there, AAAA school library is located on the 1st floor where students can borrow books written in Slovak or foreign languages, IIIIt is also an editorial office seat of school magazine OA LIFE.

12. Cooperation of the school BA cooperates with Business Academy of Dr. Albín Bráf in Třebíč, Čzech Republic. Cooperation is in the fields of exchange stays and particpation in international competitions in typing and voleyball tournament.

13. Since 2009 we have developed cooperation with Masaryk Commercial Academy in Jičín within a multilateral project COMENIUS – school partnerships which concerns mutual exchange stays and experiences between teachers and pupils. The third partner of the project is Finnish-Russian school from Helsinki.

14. After-school activities We have a wide choice of clubs: FFFForeign language clubs (Eng, Ger,...), SSSSports clubs (floorball, football, volleyball...), IIIInformation technologies, AAAArt clubs DDDDrama clubs HHHHumanities, ++++ many others.

15. Competitions The school actively participates in various sports competitions (in volleyball, basketball, football, chess or track and fields events etc...). Other contents: International mathematics contest KLOKAN, olympiads in foreign languages,recitation contest, contests in typing or olympiad „Young accountant“,...

16. Students´life School – it is not just learning, but also a pleasure of student´s life. Welcoming of newcomers - imatriculation, under the leadership of students of the Third grade is the event which everyone is looking forward to each year.

17. Besides welcoming „newcomers“ we organize a farewell party for our graduates Green ribbon party is a celebration for each secondary student who gets a green ribbon as a symbol of hope for the future..

18. Activities of the school The school organises different courses - Sports courses in 1st or 2nd grade: EEEEducational-practice course, SSSSvimming and skiing courses, - in 3rd grade: CCCCourse to protect the health of a human and the nature,

19. -E-E-E-Every year the school invites pupils of elementary schools from the region and opens its door to them. -O-O-O-Open DOOR Day is organised annually -O-O-O-Other events: Sports-defends days (hiking to Čebrať, Malinô Brdo, getting to know Čudkova, Hrabova či Kalvárie),

20. Trips to Vienna (Schönbrunnu, christmas fairs,

21. Trips to Poland (Oswiencim, Mine Wieliczka),

22. Trips to Bratislavy (National Bank of Slovakia, Parliament), Martin (Matica Slovenská), etc... Where students widen their knowledge and spend time with their classmates in an interesting way.

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